The Annexation Of Crimea Under The Order Of Russian President Vladimir Putin Has Prompted Much International Response. Western Powers Have Condemned The Action And Either Imposed Sanctions Or Threatened To Impose Sanctions For Russia's Actions In The Region. VOA's Kay Maddux Spoke With Strobe Talbott, President Of The Brookings Institution ... And A Longtime Expert On US Foreign Policy, With Specialties Including Russia. She Asked Him If Prior To The Annexation Did He Suspect President Putin Would Go Through With It.